God has put pictures all throughout the Bible to help us see future events more clearly
Think about this, once Noah entered the ark, it rained 40 days and 40 nights.
As it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be in the days of the son of man.
Once Christians are raptured...

There will be about 40 days of the worst time on earth since he world began.
Daniel 12:11-12
"From the time that the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination that causes desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days.
Blessed is the one who waits for and reaches 1,335...

Okay. So what is the 45 days about?
In Revelation 14:14
We see the son of man come on the clouds and reap the earth. "For the harvest of the earth is ripe"
Then another angel comes out and gathers the "grapes" and threw them into great wine press of God's wrath.

So the saints are caught up by the son of man to meet the lord in the air (1 Thessalonians 4)
Then the wicked are gathered together.
As it was in the days of Noah. They got in the ark. It rained 40 straight days.
Son of man raptured the saints,
About 45 days of God's wrath...

This puts the rapture at the end part of the great tribulation. Meaning that Christians will go through it up until the wrath of God will be poured out for about 45 days.
Worst time on earth since world began.
Okay so what will we do in the 45 days?
Revelation 6 shows the...

The 6th seal is opened and the sun is turned to black, moon turned to red, stars fall to the earth. Sound familiar?
Matthew 24. Jesus said we won't see the son of man coming on the clouds till after this sign (Matthew 24:29-31)
It doesn't say that he returns.
It says that..

He gathers the elect. Once he raptured the body of Christ there will be about 40 days of absolute wrath on the earth.
And in revelation 7 after 6th seal opened,
There's a multitude in heaven that "no one could count, from every tribe, people, and language, standing before...

..the throne and before the Lamb."
We shall all stand before the Judgement seat of Christ!
The saint of God in the 40 days or so will be praising and receiving their judgments.
Some will be rewarded to watch over ten cities, some will be rewarded 5, some rewarded 2...

Look at verse 14 in revelation 7,
"These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood."

Then after the all the wicked are gathered, We shall Accompany the Lord Jesus riding down from heaven to put an end to the beast system and it will be the battle of Armageddon.
Jesus will set up the kingdom and reign 1,000 years with the saints.
(Revelation 5:10)

Also in revelation 15, after the Jesus reaps the earth.
The wrath of God is about to be poured out and we see in heaven the people who were victorious over the beast system on a sea of glass praising God.
The 7 angels given permission to pour out the seven plagues on the earth...

Revelation 16, 17, and 18 shows what will be happening on earth after the saints are caught up to meet the Lord.
Revelation 19 is the saints rejoicing over the destruction of Babylon and Jesus and his holy ones coming to earth to destroy the beast and the kings of the earth...

Revelation 20, 21, and 22 show the future millennium kingdom.
What happens at the end of the millennium, which is Satan being released to deceive and gather a great amount of people to come against the holy city, God rains fire down and destroys their rebellion and thrown Satan..

Into the lake of fire.
Then the second resurrection and and people judged according to their works. Anyone not found the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
Then a new heaven and a new earth and the new Jerusalem comes out of heaven and God will dwell with his people!

There won't any more pain or death or crying after God shows up to dwell with his people after the millennium kingdom!
Praise God and the Lamb!!
Give thanks to the Lord God for he has given us hope and a future

Also to note, not everyone is the second resurrection will be thrown into the lake of fire.

If anyone see's any error in this thread, please show scripture. I'm open to constructive criticism